Antonio began working with violent men in 1987. In 1990 he set up a Spanish speaking batterers program in San Francisco that later would be known as POCOVI.

Antonio created CECEVIM to address the specific cultural training needs of Latino men in the United States and Latin America.

Antonio holds a Master Degree in music and a doctoral degree in clinical psychology. He is the author of the book "Masculine Violence in the Home". He collaborated with a chapter in the book “Programs for Men Who Batter” edited by Aldarondo and Mederos published by Civic Research Institute in 2002.

He is also interested in Latin American shamanic and indigenous spiritual practices.

Antonio is also a professor at California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS).